The irony is that the three horses finishing closest to Medina Spirit in the Derby were trained by Brad Cox and Doug O'Neill, neither of whom are hay, oats and water Boy Scouts.
and here I thought it was a stable boy pissing in the horse's Cheerios. Tough to keep up.
There's no way Baffert's vet would prescribe something without knowing exactly what it contained in terms of potentially problematic substances, and no way Baffert was innocently clueless here.
Fingers crossed the stable guy doesn't pee on the hay.
I was freaking right after all. Ugh. Baffert owes me $2,000
Im not a horse racing guy at all, But Baffert is a pos.Baffert and a few other "super-trainers" have been playing this game for years, timing the dosage and administration of various banned substances to cycle out of the system by race day. Sometimes they don't get it quite right.
Medina Spirit tests positive for betamethasone in post-Kentucky Derby sample
Medina Spirit, who led from start to finish in the Kentucky Derby on May 1 to post a hard-fought half-length victory in the race, tested positive for betamethasone, a regulated anti-inflammatory, after the race, according to his trainer, Bob Baffert, who acknowledged the test result Sunday...www.drf.com
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Good with the media and comes across well in interviews, though. If he were an irascible old crank, he'd have used up his chances by now. He is starting to lose some owners, which is a good thing.
It's a joke that horse racing doesn't have a national unifying committee. Stuff like this is not going to help the sport grow.Sponsored by my Congressman (Tonko), I believe this bill is now law. Not sure if it addresses drugs given prior to race day.
Tonko Horseracing Safety Bill Passes in House
Why the hell would it take several weeks to get the results of the split sample? Maybe the tracks should have paid the extra $39.95 for the premium testing package. Come on.
They don't want to catch people and have to enforce penalties especially against people like Baffert.
